He was giving voice to a call that more and more people of conscience, both within and outside religious institutions, hear in their hearts. It is a call from a creative force in the universe, of many names or no name at all, to block this war machine with both their spirits and their bodies. Today is a hopeful indication that faith leaders, en masse, are answering.
Chris Vaeth
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The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, end religiously-motivated violence and create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. web-site: http://www.united-religions.org
Please also read "It's time to take risks" Portrait: Daniel Ellsberg
( In 1971, former marine Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents that exposed U.S. government lies and helped end the Vietnam war. He tells Duncan Campbell why he did it, and why he is calling on today's officials to do the same to the Bush regime - and prevent a war in Iraq )
Tuesday - December 10, 2002 The Guardian (UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,857099,00.html
Chris Vaeth
Courtesy of portside
portside (the left side in nautical parlance) is a news, discussion and debate service of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. It aims to provide varied material of interest to people on the left.
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The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, end religiously-motivated violence and create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. web-site: http://www.united-religions.org
Please also read "It's time to take risks" Portrait: Daniel Ellsberg
( In 1971, former marine Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents that exposed U.S. government lies and helped end the Vietnam war. He tells Duncan Campbell why he did it, and why he is calling on today's officials to do the same to the Bush regime - and prevent a war in Iraq )
Tuesday - December 10, 2002 The Guardian (UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,857099,00.html